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Massachusetts schools are not immune to the supply chain and workforce constraints that are affecting the economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, Education Commissioner Jeff Riley said Tuesday.
The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education in August authorized Commissioner Jeff Riley to require masks for students age 5 and up and school staff through at least Oct. 1, and Riley on Monday extended the requirement through at least Nov. 1.
The percentage of students in third through eighth grade receiving a score of "meeting expectations" or higher in math and English each dropped from 2019, prior to the pandemic.
A bill filed by Sen. Jo Comerford and Rep. James Hawkins would decouple MCAS from graduation and instead offer what Comerford called "multiple pathways" for students to prove they meet the benchmarks to complete high school, some of which would not require a standardized test.
The Baker administration on Tuesday will seek permission to impose a mask mandate for all staff and children age 5 and older enrolled in state-licensed pre-kindergarten, after-school and other early education programs.
BOSTON — Students and staff at Massachusetts public schools are now required to wear masks indoors, under a policy Elementary and Secondary Ed…
The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education has given Commissioner Jeff Riley the authority to mandate masks in K-12 schools for the imminent start of the third academic year influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic.
State education officials will recommend, but not require, that students and staff wear masks and follow other COVID-era safety protocols duri…
The combination of temperatures in the 90s, school buildings without air conditioning and COVID-19 safety protocols has some districts startin…
All schools and districts will be required to hold classes in-person next fall and health and safety requirements imposed by the Department of…
